The Sun Shines on Volney Game Day

Students at Volney Elementary School go on a treasure hunt during the school’s recent Game Day. Second graders (left to right) Dashual Buxton, Ella Henderson, Jayda Borrow, and Lilly Dumas ditched their sneakers and socks and jumped into a pool of sand to search and remove, using only their feet and toes, one slippery glass marble. Game Day at Volney Elementary School is an annual event and features a variety of fun and challenging activities for students to participate in.No Game Day at Volney Elementary School would be complete without a potato sack race activity. Hopping his way to the finish line is second grader Rylee Teifke and cheering him on in the background is his teammate Madison Johnson. The annual day of fun took place under sunny skies during the first week of June and featured a variety of other fast paced and challenging games.

Volney Elementary School first grade student Kayla Leach huffs and puffs and hops a ping pong ball from one cup of water to another during the “puddle jumper” activity at the school’s recent Game Day. Looking on is Kayla’s classmate and teammate for the challenge Ryan Nichols. The annual day of fun took place under sunny skies during the first week of June and featured a variety of fast paced games of skill and chance.What do you get when you combine pantyhose, a wiffle ball, and a bowling pin? An activity called “target practice.” Volney Elementary School first grade student Amara Fischel tries her hand at this “target practice” activity during the school’s annual Game Day which took place during the first week of June.

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